San Jose: Four displaced in fire near Milpitas border

SAN JOSE -- Four adults and a dog were displaced by a Thursday afternoon fire that broke out in the yard of a two-story home on Via Flores Court and crept up a wall into the attic, according to fire officials.

The fire was reported at 2:30 p.m. Crews arriving at the home near the Milpitas border and Interstate 680 saw heavy smoke coming from under the eaves. They cut holes in the roof to get to the flames, and had it under control at 3:07 p.m., according to San Jose fire spokesman Capt. Cleo Doss.

"They pulled a lot of the ceiling because it did get into the attic," Doss said. "Right now it's uninhabitable."

Doss said the cause is undetermined, but not deemed suspicious.

One of the residents who was home when the blaze broke out looked out a window when he heard what sounded like rain, Doss said, but upon seeing smoke got out of the home and called for help.